Poverty and living standards in Suwalski (Podlaskie, Poland): official figures
5.4% of residents of the Suwalski subregion lived in households receiving social assistance under the income test in 2025, against 3.1% in Poland, 8th highest of 73 Polish subregions.
What is the crime rate in the Suwalski subregion?
Police recorded 14.9 crimes per 1,000 residents in the Suwalski subregion in 2024, compared with 20.6 nationally, 16th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow many new homes are built in the Suwalski subregion?
3.0 new dwellings per 1,000 residents were completed in the Suwalski subregion in 2025, compared with 5.6 in Poland, 12th lowest of 73 Polish subregions.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyHow much living space do people have in the Suwalski subregion?
The Suwalski subregion had 392 dwellings per 1,000 residents and 32.0 square metres of living space per person in 2025; the Polish averages were 433 dwellings and 32.8 square metres.
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copyMore figures
- The Suwalski subregion had 541 beneficiaries of community social assistance per 10,000 residents in 2025, down from 1,126 in 2015; the Polish figure was 315. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
- Police identified the offender in 81.6% of crimes recorded in the Suwalski subregion in 2024, against a national detection rate of 69.8%. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS) · saved copy
How Suwalski compares with other subregions in Poland
Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) (2025)
Suwalski ranks 8 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of residents receiving social assistance (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Elbląski | 5.6% |
| 6 | Inowrocławski | 5.4% |
| 7 | Przemyski | 5.4% |
| 8 | Suwalski | 5.4% |
| 9 | Olsztyński | 5.2% |
| 10 | Nowosądecki | 4.9% |
| 11 | Słupski | 4.9% |
Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents (2024)
Suwalski ranks 58 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Crimes recorded by police per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Skierniewicki | 15.9 |
| 56 | Gdański | 15.5 |
| 57 | Sieradzki | 15.4 |
| 58 | Suwalski | 14.9 |
| 59 | Białostocki | 14.7 |
| 60 | Świecki | 14.5 |
| 61 | Łomżyński | 14.5 |
New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents (2025)
Suwalski ranks 62 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | New dwellings completed per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Sosnowiecki | 3.1 |
| 60 | Ełcki | 3.1 |
| 61 | Rybnicki | 3.0 |
| 62 | Suwalski | 3.0 |
| 63 | Piotrkowski | 2.9 |
| 64 | Krośnieński | 2.9 |
| 65 | Wałbrzyski | 2.8 |
Living space per person (m²) (2025)
Suwalski ranks 42 of 73, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Living space per person (m²) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Sosnowiecki | 32.0 |
| 40 | Miasto Szczecin | 32.0 |
| 41 | Puławski | 32.0 |
| 42 | Suwalski | 32.0 |
| 43 | Zielonogórski | 31.8 |
| 44 | Katowicki | 31.7 |
| 45 | Rybnicki | 31.7 |
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Sources
- Statistics Poland (GUS): Bank Danych Lokalnych (Local Data Bank) API v1: 31 indicators for all 73 NUTS3 subregions and Poland (wages, registered unemployment, medical staff, pharmacies, preschool and nursery care, class sizes, social assistance, crime, housing, flat prices, municipal and county budgets), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2043902a9f37…)
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